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Informed Updates for Dec. 10, 2025

Latest news from our Partners

• Charlie Health offers easy patient referral process
• Chicano Por La CAUSA publishes December newsletter
• Coconino County continuing Community Recovery Listening Sessions (Dragon Bravo and White Sage Fires) on Dec. 10, 11, 12
• Coconino County Education Service Agency announces 2025 Arizona School Guide
• Coconino County Health and Human Services accepting applications for Healthy Families program
• Downtown Flagstaff announces December Calendar of Events
• Education Forward Arizona — Missed the October Power Hour? Click here
• Office of Indian Education publishes latest biweekly newsletter

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CCC&Y Spotlight — Your membership, donations support the work of CCC&Y

COCONINO COUNTY — We imagine a world where every person lives in peace and is supported by a thriving, resilient community.
The purpose of CCC&Y is bold and your help is needed.

When you become a member of CCC&Y, your financial contribution helps cultivate and strengthen well-informed communities by providing education and resources, bringing stakeholders together, building new systems of communication and more.

Each week, the Coalition produces a weekly newsletter where we share partner news and events in our blog section and links to community resource meetings.

For families in Northern Arizona, we share information on variety of family-friendly events throughout the county, updated information through our stories and photographs to food security, education, health and other programs. We also share links to a variety of resource guides in Northern Arizona.

The Coalition also brings partners, health and welfare professionals together through our monthly Zoom Prevention Council Meeting (10 a.m. the first Thursday of the month), and hosting the monthly Tuba City Regional Networking Zoom Meeting (10 a.m. Tuba City DST) the second Wednesday of the month.

In addition, the Coalition presents or supports community education gatherings like the 2025 CCC&Y Conference held at Lowell Observatory and the recent “Voices Unheard: Breaking the Silence” — A community gathering for prevention, strength and healing program.

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Community Updates for Dec. 3, 2025

Action Requested

• Flagstaff Shelter Services Inc. — As we get into the colder months it’s important to keep an eye out for each other
• Northland Family Help Center announces Holiday Giving Tree now up through Dec. 23 at Mountain Sports Flagstaff
• The Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff will be collecting non-perishable food items through December for the Flagstaff Family Food Center

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Informed Updates for Dec. 3, 2025

Coconino County announces Community Recovery Listening Sessions (Dragon Bravo and Latest news from our Partners

• Coconino County announces Community Recovery Listening Sessions (Dragon Bravo and White Sage Fires) on Dec. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
• Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library conducting annual survey
• Flagstaff Youth Riders (FLYRS) publishes latest newsletter
• Flagstaff Unified School District publishes latest newsletter
• Northern Arizona University publishes latest newsletter
• one.n.ten publishes latest newsletter
• Prevent Child Abuse Arizona — Rugged Togetherness
• Town of Fredonia publishes December Newsletter

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CCC&Y Update — Join us for our next Prevention Council Zoom meeting on Dec. 4 to share your story

Please join CCC&Y for its next Prevention Council Zoom meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Our meetings provide our coalition partners with the opportunity to share the latest news about their projects that support children, youth and their families in Northern Arizona.

The Council meets the first Thursday of the month.

Want to be a guest speaker at our next meeting? Send an email to CCC&Y Executive Director Virginia Watahomigie at coalition@coconinokids.org​​​​​​​ to be placed on the agenda or to receive a Zoom link to our next meeting.

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Community Updates for Nov. 26, 2025

Action Requested

• Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation Scholarship application deadline 11/30/25
• AHCCCS Posts Annual Opioid Treatment Program Reports for Public Comment Communication.  Send comments to GrantsManagement@azahcccs.gov
• Grand Canyon Holiday Angel Tree donations now being accepted through Dec. 12
• Tune into the Festival of Science Impact Video!

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Informed Updates for Nov. 26, 2025

Latest news from our Partners

• Arizona PBS seeking Ed Outreach Ambassador PRN – non Maricopa County
• ASU Southwest Institute for Research on Women announces 9-month Leadership Academy for tribal leaders, elected officials, others
• City of Flagstaff Indigenous Commission seeking new members
• Coconino County Comprehensive Plan is approved!
• Coconino County Education Service Agency offering Spring 2026 Early Literacy Courses for educators
• Coconino County Superintendent of Schools announces $500,000 SVPP grant to strengthen school safety
• Education Forward Arizona — New Poll Data: Arizona Voters’ Perception of Postsecondary Attainment and Empowerment Scholarship Account Program
• First Things First produces virtual workshop on starting an in-home child care business in Arizona
• Flagstaff STEM City publishes November newsletter
• Grand Canyon School PTA announces new Canyon Closet hours for Nov. and Dec.
• KJZZ — This northern Arizona library is retiring its Bookmobile. The county approved buying a new one
• Northern Arizona University publishes latest newsletter
• North Country HealthCare announces new Quick and Simple Check-In option

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Community Updates for Nov. 19, 2025

Action Requested

• Catholic Charities Community Services announces job opening for a Case Worker / Outreach SSVF
• Apply by Nov. 30 for free training to grow your Child Care Center — en español
• Join NACA in celebrating Native Strong Heritage Week!: November 17–21 

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Informed Updates for Nov. 19, 2025

Latest news from our Partners

• Denova Collaborative Health provides virtual primary care and behavioral health services for families in Flagstaff
• Education Forward Arizona publishes new Postsecondary Education Attainment Report
• Festival of Science Enchanted Harvest Fête – A Huge Success!
• Flagstaff Youth Riders (FLYRS) publishes latest newsletter
• Hushabye Nursery publishes latest newsletter 
• Northern Arizona University publishes latest newsletter

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CCC&Y Spotlight — Coalition board member examines role employers play in promoting employees’ mental health

Employers need to do more than just providing donuts or office pizza parties and expecting that to lead to healthy, productive workers, Coalition board member Cymbre Lauing said in a new video she created for a Northern Arizona University research paper she is working on regarding trauma and stress affecting employees.

“… There is still a pressing need for corporate investment as well as individual investment (in) mental well-being,” she said. “Employers need to take greater responsibility towards ensuring job satisfaction, employee retention in ways that aren’t already mandated by law.”

The cost to the companies of conducting these trainings are very small compared to the employees’ overall net worth to the business,” she added.

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